I was waiting for some good deal for a dual action car polisher and this seems to be pretty decent bargain. This polisher has good reviews and usually sells for $250. Currently its down to $187.50, add some other items worth $12.5 to make it $200 and get another $55 discount (brining the total price down to $145). Isn't it good idea to detail your car when you've got nothing to do in lockdown :)
Can the Mequiars foam pads be used with this? Or is a backing plate needed aswell.
Repco seem to have 2 x different options
https://www.repco.com.au/en/car-care-panel/power-cleaning/po…
https://www.repco.com.au/en/car-care-panel/power-cleaning/po…
On Meguiar's website is says "Its Velcro backing plate is ideally-sized for Meguiar’s 5-inch Microfibre discs…"
https://www.meguiars.com.au/product/autocosmetica-pro-15-da-…
Right you are, thanks for that
Buy a proper pad
How does this compare with the Rockwell ShopSeries 180mm Multi-Function Car Polisher at SCA which has been as low as $57.97 previously (but regularly around the $80-90 mark)?
If you’re only doing a few jobs, take a look at this:
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/rockwell-shopseries-rock…
I did two entire cars with one and they came up really nicely. The only down side is that SCA doesn’t stock pads for it. Otherwise it’s a great little tool.
How have you solved for the stock pads? As I have this as well and it works fine, but I don't have any new pads for it.
I was considering something like this
AU $5.12 32％ Off | 5Pcs Polisher/Buffer kit Soft Wool Bonnet Pad White:4 inch
https://a.aliexpress.com/_dSAseLT
power:60W
What is this ⁉️ a polisher for Ants? 🐜
I’d rather go slowly. One of my cars has single stage paint and I wanted to be as gentle as possible.
That said it worked really well and although the head is small, that means it fits in smaller areas.
Rockwell one has 600W motor whereas this one has 900W. Haven't yet picked up mine so can't comment on performance.
It also doesn’t appear to be too different from this model which has a RRP of $149 https://www.autobarn.com.au/dual-action-car-polisher-180mm maybe the same manufacturer with a slightly different spec?
Very tempted to pick up my 15th polisher.
You know you really want the Big Foot though, right? :)
Would this be good for trying to buff out some scratches on my bumper? Or should I stick with wet and dry and some elbow grease?
depends how much time you have and how many times you think you'll be using it.
Of course
Just ordered one, does anyone know if this comes with any pads?
It doesn’t come with pads, recommended pads are 5 inch microfibre ones
I'm pretty sure this isn't actually a Megs DA. The MT300 is the only one they make these days and this isn't one of those.
That's not to say it isn't a good deal - it looks like it is - but I even checked the Meguiar"s forum and searching for "autocosmetica" returned zero hits.
I guess, it's a bit weird though that it's not in the US, their home market. Maybe they're using Australia as a test market?
I'm quite tempted to get one, but it's been an expensive week and I have a Megs DA already…. though it's 110v, so something of a pain in the ass to use because I also need to get out the inverter. #FWP.
Can't find any review on this .
Ordered this late last night and it just got dropped off by a Repco staff this morning, instead of coming from a distribution centre. Can't believe how quickly I received it.
Didn't buy pads with it but will order some from eBay, will test it out in the coming weeks.
also interested, but new to polisher, what kind of pad should we looking at? MG's looks expensive to me.
I found 5 x 5" sponge pads on eBay for $12 delivered, might try those.
Opened the polisher earlier, it's actually pretty solid, and heavy.
I bought MG's cutting and finishing microfibre pads, they come in twin packs..after discount those end up around $16 bucks each, which is not too bad
what discs are recommended for this?